Monroe v. Chapman

The majority opinion sees the issue presented as being “simple,” declaring the issue to be “whether the Industrial Commission has the authority to entertain a class action The majority concludes that “[t]he Industrial Commission has the power to adopt a rule which would permit a class action proceeding .... ” It affirms the order appealed from because the Commission “has not chosen to adopt such a rule.” In making such a simplistic disposition of *272this extremely important appeal, the majority thus avoids giving any consideration whatever to the underlying issue.

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